Families learn about wastewater at South Platte Renew water festival

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When most kids hear “wastewater,” they don’t think of fun.

But at South Platte Renew’s water festival on June 7, which is intended to be an annual event, families got to experience the fascinating, science-driven, and yes — even fun — world of water and natural resource renewal.

South Platte Renew is the third largest water renewal facility in Colorado, cleaning nearly 20 million gallons of wastewater each day. Coowned by the cities of Englewood and Littleton, it cleans wastewater from 300,000 residents in these cities and other communities, according to its website.

In addition to wastewater, the plant cleans and renews naturals gases and solids, giving many forms of waste new uses in the environment.

“Really what we’re trying to do here is change the perception of wastewater,” said Kacie Allard, deputy director of business services. “We’re more than just a sewage plant. We renew

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